Chords:
{t:Water of Tyne}
{artist:Imogen Palmer}
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Imogen Palmer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BCSuih7zOY} Capo 5
{artist: Imogen Palmer, Nick Skelton}
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Intro: [G] [D7] [C] [G]
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I [G] cannot get [D7] tae my love [C] if I would [G] dee
For the [C] waters of [D7] Tyne run be[C]tween him and [G] me
And [G] here I maun stand wi a tear in my [C] ee
All [G] sighin and [D7] sobbin, my [C] true love to [G] see
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Oh [G] where is the [D7] boatman, my [C] bonny hin[G]ney
Oh [G] where is the [D7] boatman, go [C] bring him to [G] me
For to [G] ferry me over the Tyne to my [C] honey
Or [G] speed him a[D7]cross the rough [C] waters to [G] me
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Oh [G] bring me a [D7] boatman, I'll [C] gi all my mo[G]ney
And [C] you for your [D7] trouble re[C]warded shall [G] be
If you'll [G] carry me over the Tyne to my [C] honey
And [G] I will re[D7]member the [C] boatman and [G] thee
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I [G] cannot get [D7] tae my love [G] if I would [G] dee
For the[C] waters of [D7] Tyne run be[C]tween him and [G] me
And [G] here I maun stand wi a tear in my [C] ee
All [G] sighin and [D7] sobbin, my [C] true love to [G] see
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Explanation (from mudcat.org):
"death" is a misunderstanding of I cannot get to my love if I would dee. It's a construction that's not all that obvious to people who aren't used to it, and who may not realise that it just means something like I cannot get to my love for the life of me, or I cannot get to my love however hard I try; that sort of thing.
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"Hinny" is just a Northern English dialectal form of honey
